Michael Ray Taylor (May 15, 1945 – November 18, 2015) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...

offensive tackle in the

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(NFL).

College career

Taylor played college football at the

University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8.1 ...

and was drafted in the first round (tenth pick overall) of the

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by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Professional career

Taylor played in the

for six seasons. Taylor worked at Viking Freight System for many years. He helped make the Sacramento, CA operations team great! {{DEFAULTSORT:Taylor, Mike 1945 births Living people American football offensive tackles New Orleans Saints players Washington Redskins players St. Louis Cardinals (football) players Players of American football from San Francisco USC Trojans football players Pittsburgh Steelers players